Shruti Haasan is Sanghamitra

It looks like Shruti Haasan’s bankability amongst both the Telugu and Tamil audiences has landed her the title role in director C. Sundar’s upcoming Telugu-Tamil bilingual film Sanghamitra. The historic drama is planned on a huge scale and is touted to be made on a big budget. She’s the new star addition in the film which already has Arya and Jayam Ravi playing the leads and A.R. Rahman scoring the tunes.

“The makers wanted to cast someone who’s not just good looking as required for the character but is also a great performer. Shruti fits the bill and after some negotiations, things have been finalised,” shares a source, adding that her presence along with Rahman will make the film an attractive product in the Hindi market too. The actress begins shooting for the film in May.